Located in the heart of the Amazon rainforest, a week’s trip upriver by boat, Carauari is not a place that’s…
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Immune system can be coaxed into selecting key antibodies to fight HIV
Researchers have cleared a major obstacle in the development of an HIV vaccine, proving in animal models that effective, yet…
Does the brain trick you into thinking food tastes better on Thanksgiving? It’s complicated.
Turkey that’s often bland and accompanied with cranberry sauce from a can? Stuffing yourself with food until you’re set to…
Man's stomach is turned into a human beer keg due to a rare condition
Man, 46, started producing beer in his own STOMACH because his gut became colonised by high levels of brewer’s yeast…
After Listeria deaths in Hesse, Germany: food watch is turning into a call to the Affected
The company Wilke sausages in Twistetal-Berndorf was closed after two people had died, whose death stands with products of the…
Promising system delivers chemo drug straight into tumors with fewer side effects
A stealthy new drug-delivery system disguises chemotherapeutics as fat in order to outsmart, penetrate and destroy tumors. Thinking the drugs…
Investigation into fungal infection reveals genetic vulnerability in Hmong
Ten years ago, in Marathon County, Wisconsin, 55 people were sickened by an uncommon fungal infection called blastomycosis. Thirty patients…
How to think yourself into a fit person
Many of us, aware of the benefits of exercise, try to stick to a routine, only to find our sneakers…
Critical need for greater understanding into diagnosis of inherited heart disease
Results of a study carried out by researchers at the Centenary Institute in collaboration with Wiser Healthcare, Royal Prince Alfred…
New neurons form in the brain into the tenth decade of life, even in people with Alzheimer’s
In a new study from the University of Illinois at Chicago, researchers examining post-mortem brain tissue from people ages 79…